We hope you have been able to make it out to one of the wonderful Twin Cities-area apple orchards (and if you haven’t, we’ve got a list of a few to try at the end of the recipe bit). I know garden-fresh strawberries and rhubarb aren’t easy to come by this time of year, but this simple Strawberry Rhubarb Applesauce recipe from the local blog Dining With Alice looked so tasty I just had to share.
Strawberry Rhubarb Applesauce Recipe
Recipe courtesy Alice Seuffert, Dining With Alice
- slow cooker
- immersion blender
- 1 lb Strawberries (stems removed, halved)
- 2 lbs Apples (cored, skin on & quartered)
- 1/2 cup Apple Juice (or Cider)
- 2 cups Rhubarb (chopped)
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Â Combine ingredients and cook on low in a slow cooker for 8 hours.
- Once cooked, use an immersion blender (or regular blender) to get your desired consistency of the apple sauce.
- Â Alice recommends the sauce over vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce.
Need to find apples? We’ve done the research: Twin Cities Apple Orchards: A Family Guide